National Sports Awards 2014

The awardees:

Arjuna award: 

1. Abhishek Verma (archery)

2. Tintu Luka (athletics),

3. H.N. Girisha (para-athletics),

4. V. Diju (badminton)

5. Geethu Anna Jose (basketball)

6. Jai Bhagwan (boxing),

 7.R. Ashwin (cricket),

8. Anirban Lahiri (golf),

9. Mamta Pujari (kabaddi),

10. Saji Thomas (rowing)

11. Heena Sidhu (shooting),

12. Anaka Alankamony (squash),

13. Tom Joseph (volleyball),

14. Renubala Chanu (weightlifting)

15.Sunil Kumar Rana (wrestling).

Dronacharya award: 

 Mahabir Prasad (wrestling)

Lifetime achievement: N. Lingappa (athletics)

G. Manoharan (boxing)

Gurcharan Singh Gogi (judo)

Jose Jacob (rowing).

Dhyan Chand award:

1. Gurmail Singh (hockey)

2. K.P. Thakkar (swimming-diving)

3.Zeeshan Ali (tennis).

Tenzing Norgay Awards: 

1.Land adventure: Subedar Jagat Singh, Passang Tenzing Sherpa
2. Air adventure: MWO Surender Singh

3.  Lifetime achievement: Wg. Cdr. (retd) Amit Chowdhury. 

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy: Punjabi University, Patiala.

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (employment of sports persons and sports welfare measures)

Jindal Steel Works (community sports–identification and nurturing of budding/young talent); Guru Hanuman akhara (establishment and management of sports academies of excellence); Child Link Foundation of India–Magic Bus (other forms of sports activities not covered in the categories mentioned in the schemes).